Bucks Co. Dental Clinic For Vets, Low-Income Adults Gets $23K

SOUTHAMPTON, PA ? The Bucks County chapter of 100+ Women Who Care, a philanthropic organization, voted to give more than $23,000 in funds to HealthLink Dental Clinic in September.

The organization, which stems from the mission to find at least 100 women to each contribute $100 four times a year to Bucks County charities and orrganizations, is now 230 strong.

"The idea is to keep it local and have an impact that we can see in our community," says the organization's website.

HealthLink Dental Clinic provides free dental care to uninsured low-income working adults and U.S. military veterans living in Bucks and Montgomery counties, as well as free oral health education to local families and communities.

?This is what happens when a group of determined women get together and decide to do something good for others in their community,? said Lynne Kelleher, who founded the Bucks County Chapter of 100+ Women Who Care. ?The concept is brilliantly simple, and the impact is simply amazing. I am so proud of what we accomplish and am thrilled to support an organization like HealthLink Dental Clinic."

This year also marks HealthLink?s 20th anniversary. In honor of the milestone, HealthLink?s Board of Directors and the Vesta Fund have collaborated to offer a matching gift challenge. Through this challenge, all donations received from the 100+ Women Who Care will be matched dollar for dollar.

Learn more about HealthLink and 100+ Women Who Care online.

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